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A £40 million campaign funded by taxpayers and lotteries has failed
appreciably to reduce discrimination against people with mental health problems,
a study has found.

Time to Change,
which is supported by celebrities including Stephen Fry and Ruby Wax, was
launched in 2007 to change public attitudes towards mental illness.

But a landmark study published today found that prejudice against people with
mental illness remains deeply entrenched in society, with the flagship
campaign missing key targets despite spending millions of pounds.

Although there had been some improvement in certain sections of society, the
study said, many gains notched up early